Hello
I have been looking lately at low cost ODB scanner ( for novice user: Jetta TDI, 2009.. and perhaps also for my wife's Honda Civic). I don't really intend to do major maintenance myself but would like to have more information before going for repairs.
I looked at low cost products such as Simvalley's ELM 327
http://www.simvalley.us/elm327wifi
and found it interesting at first sight
Reading about ELM 327 standard/architecture, I found some articles suggesting some performance issues and limitations when comparing it to 16 bit STN1110 chip
http://www.obdsol.com/downloads/stn1110_vs_elm327.pdf
So, I was wondering if it's worth going for a STN1110 chip OBD reader for basic needs in which case there might not be that many on the market ?
http://www.scantool.net/scan-tools/pc-based/obdlink-mxwf.html
(looks like the OBDlink app comes with the adapter)
Thanks…
Regards,
Martin
I have been looking lately at low cost ODB scanner ( for novice user: Jetta TDI, 2009.. and perhaps also for my wife's Honda Civic). I don't really intend to do major maintenance myself but would like to have more information before going for repairs.
I looked at low cost products such as Simvalley's ELM 327
http://www.simvalley.us/elm327wifi
and found it interesting at first sight
Reading about ELM 327 standard/architecture, I found some articles suggesting some performance issues and limitations when comparing it to 16 bit STN1110 chip
http://www.obdsol.com/downloads/stn1110_vs_elm327.pdf
So, I was wondering if it's worth going for a STN1110 chip OBD reader for basic needs in which case there might not be that many on the market ?
http://www.scantool.net/scan-tools/pc-based/obdlink-mxwf.html
(looks like the OBDlink app comes with the adapter)
Thanks…
Regards,
Martin